Whiplash - a shameful fiction
Where have all the pension radicals gone?
What does it mean to be a GP?
No slogan. No message. No idea.
Are observations ever more meaningful than clinical trials?
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Instead, why don’t we stop being gatekeepers for a day? |
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Primary care has ended up as a political football. |
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It has been my experience that it is hospital doctors, rather than GPs, who tend to over-request lab tests. |
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In developing our future funding model, we will ensure that the model does not in any way inhibit referrals. |
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The GMC study on prescribing errors reveals just how complex prescribing decisions are. As a former GP, I know all too well that there are times when we need to balance one risk against another – this is often not evident when reviewing the prescription in isolation. |
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There has been a lot of speculation and comment about the QALY calculations presented as part of the King’s Fund International Telehealth and Telecare Congress earlier this month, all of which is really missing the point. |
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CCGs are getting a bad press without anyone giving them a chance. Perhaps this is what’s wrong with the NHS system. |
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I think there is some confusion regarding ‘off-label’ prescribing and ‘off-licence’ dispensing. Doctors can prescribe whatever they feel is necessary for the patient. |
 Forget the negativity - our CCG has transformed mental health services, says Dr John Orchard. |
 A big, pink ‘Breastlight’ is one of a number of private tests being marketed to an unsuspecting public, warns Margaret McCartney. |
 GPs face a once-in-a-generation choice over whether to support industrial action on pensions. BMA chair Dr Hamish Meldrum urges all to have their say |
 GP prescribing should be determined by evidence, not commercial interests, writes Dr Bill Beeby |
 As GPs we see women who have miscarried all too often, writes Dr Ursula Oetiker, and while we can’t always help directly we’re in a position to put them in touch with groups who can. |
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